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`Application No. 10/101 ,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`pplication of: Vianello, Marc
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`Serial No.: 10/ 101,644
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`Filed: March 19, 2002
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`For: APPARTUS AND METHODS FOR
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`PROVIDING CAREER EMPLOYMENT
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`SERVICES
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`amendments and remarks as set forth herein.
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`Amendments to the Claims are reflected in the listing of claims which begins on page 2
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`Remarks/Arguments begin on page 49 of this paper.
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.2/54)
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`Application No. 10/101,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`IN THE CLAIMS:
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`CLAIM AMENDMENTS
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`1.
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`(Withdrawn) A system for collecting and classifying information using a
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`structured information format, said system comprising:
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`an employment management system configured to provide continuous recruiting and
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`continuous career enhancement by providing a search interface to a plurality of job descriptions
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`and to a plurality of blind résumés, wherein employers provide said job descriptions and talent
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`provide talent information corresponding to said blind résumés.
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`2.
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`(Withdrawn) The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein personal contact
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`information corresponding to at least one selected résumé is provided to said employers after
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`said employers agree to purchase said personal contact information.
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`3.
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`(Withdrawn) The system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said employers are
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`provided an opportunity to purchase personal contact information corresponding to at least one
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`selected résumé if a selected talent corresponding to said selected résumé indicates consent.
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`4.
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`(Withdrawn) The system as set forth in claim 3, wherein said consent is indicated
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`by specifying at least one preferred employer.
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`5.
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`(Currently Amended)
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`A method m—a—netwerleeperati-ng—erwrrenment of
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`authorizing information exchange between at
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`least one candidate of a plurality of talent-
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`contributors and at least one of a plurality of employers prior to any direct contact between said
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`candidate and said employer, said candidate having one or more candidate attributes including
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`candidate
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`requirements,
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`and
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`said
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`employer
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`having
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`employer
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`requirements,
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`said
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`method comprising:
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.3/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.3/54)
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`Application No. 10/101,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`programmatically matching
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`said
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`candidate with
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`said
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`employer
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`based
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`on
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`said candidate requirements and said employer requirements;
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`receiving
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`request
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`for
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`interview from at
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`least
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`one of
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`said
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`candidate
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`and said employer; and
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`determining whether there is mutual consent to said request for interview, wherein said
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`mutual consent includes authorization for the release of contact information by regarding the
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`candidate; and
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`providing exchange of contact information in real time ; and
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`obligating a pament due from said employer in real time based on the mutual consent to
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`said request for interview with said candidate wherein said payment due is a fee to a career site
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`operator.
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`6.
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`(Currently Amended)
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`The method as set
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`forth in claim 5, wherein said
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`information exchange occurs in preparation for an interview, said information exchange
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`occurring prior to any direct contact between the parties.
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`7.
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`(Currently Amended) The method as
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`set
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`forth in claim 5, wherein said
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`determining further comprises confirming said candidate’_s attributes with said employer:_s_
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`requirements in a candidate.
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`8.
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`(Previously Presented)
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`The method as set
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`forth in claim 5, wherein said
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`determining further comprises receiving a response to said request for interview from at least one
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`of said candidate and said employer; and utilizing said response to selectively perform additional
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`functions.
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`9.
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`(Deleted)
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.4/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.4/54)
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`Application No. 10/101,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`10.
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`(Previously Presented) The method as set forth in claim 5, wherein an amount of
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`said obligation is chosen from a general equivalency diploma amount, a high school amount, a
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`vocational educational training amount, an associate degree amount, a bachelor degree amount, a
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`master degree amount, and a doctorate amount, wherein said doctorate amount is greater than or
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`equal to said master degree amount, which is greater than or equal to said bachelor degree
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`amount, which is greater than or equal to said associate degree amount, which is greater than or
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`equal to said vocational educational training amount, which is greater than or equal to said high
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`school amount, which is greater than or equal to said general equivalency diploma amount.
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`11.
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`(Currently Amended) A computer system for coordinating information exchange
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`between at least one candidate in a plurality of talent-contributors and at least one employer in a
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`plurality of employers prior to any ’direct contact between said candidate and said employer, said
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`candidate having candidate attributes including candidate requirements and said employer
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`having employer requirements, said computer system comprising:
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`a
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`comparator operable
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`to match said
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`candidate with
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`said employer based
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`on said candidate requirements and said employer requirements;
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`an interface operable to receive a request for interview from at least one of said candidate
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`and said employer;
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`said comparator further operable to determine whether there is mutual consent to said
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`request for interview wherein said mutual consent includes authorization for the release of
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`contact information by the candidate; and
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`a payment interface operable to receive payment in real time from said employer based
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`on an occurrence of said mutual consent, wherein, said payment is a fee to a career site operator.
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.5/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.5/54)
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`Application No. 10/ 1 01 ,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`12.
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`(Currently Amended) The computer system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said
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`comparator is further operable to compare arr—enapleyer—speei—fieatien—m—said candidate’_s
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`attributes with said employer’s requirements in a candidate.
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`13.
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`(Original) The computer system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said interface is
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`further operable to receive a response to said request for interview from at least one of said
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`candidate and said employer.
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`14.
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`(Currently Amended) A distributed network for facilitating interviews between at
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`least one candidate in a plurality of talent-contributors and at least one employer in a plurality of
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`employers, said candidate having candidate attributes including candidate requirements and
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`said employer having employer
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`requirements,
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`said
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`distributed
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`network
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`comprising:
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`means for managing enterprise database resources;
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`means
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`for matching
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`said
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`candidate with
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`said
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`employer
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`based
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`on
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`said
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`candidate requirements and said employer requirements;
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`means
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`for
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`receiving
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`a
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`request
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`for
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`interview from at
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`least
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`one of
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`said
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`candidate and said employer; and
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`means for determining whether there is mutual consent to said request for interview prior
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`to any direct contact between said candidate and said employer, wherein said mutual consent
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`includes authorization for the release of contact information by the candidate ail
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`means for computing a fee to the career site operator from said employer in real time
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`based on the mutual consent to said request for interview with said candidate.
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.6/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.6/54)
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`Application No. 10/101,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`15.
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`(Original) The distributed network as recited in claim 14 further comprising
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`means for receiving payment from said employer for providing contact information for said
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`candidate.
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`16.
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`(Deleted)
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`17.
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`(Original)
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`The distributed network as recited in claim 14, wherein said
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`determining whether there is mutual consent further comprises means for receiving a response to
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`said request for interview from at least one of said candidate and said employer.
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`18.
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`(Withdrawn) A method of receiving information regarding at least one candidate
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`from
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`a
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`plurality
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`of
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`talent-contributors,
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`said
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`candidate
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`having
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`candidate attributes, said method comprising:
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`receiving
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`personal
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`information
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`associated
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`with
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`said
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`candidate;
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`receiving
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`experience
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`information
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`regarding
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`said
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`candidate,
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`said
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`experience information relating to skills attributes; and
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`receiving skills descriptions corresponding to said skills attributes.
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`l9.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein said receiving personal
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`information further comprises maintaining records of said personal information.
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`20.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set
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`forth in claim 18, wherein said personal
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`information includes a name, a physical address, an electronic address, and a minimum
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`compensation requirement of said candidate.
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`21.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 20, wherein said physical address is
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`maintained in a consistent format.
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`KC-1272721 -2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.7/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.7/54)
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`Application No. 10/101,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`22.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 20 further comprising identifying a
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`nearest metropolitan area to said physical address, wherein said nearest metropolitan area is
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`further designated as a metropolitan statistical area, a primary metropolitan statistical area, or a
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`consolidated metropolitan statistical area.
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`23.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein said candidate
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`attributes include career information regarding at least one past position of said candidate, said
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`career information selected from structured occupational data operable to be matched with
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`employer information pertaining to prospective employers.
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`24.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 23, wherein said structured
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`occupational data includes at
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`least one occupational
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`title obtained from the Dictionary of
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`Occupational Titles.
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`25.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 23, wherein said structured
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`occupational data further comprises a reason said candidate is no longer employed in said past
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`position.
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`26.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set
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`forth in claim 23, wherein said candidate
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`attributes include industry information regarding said past position of said candidate, said career
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`information selected from structured industry data operable to be matched with said employer
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`information.
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`27.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set
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`forth in claim 26, wherein said industry
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`information fiarther comprises a reason said candidate is no longer employed in said past
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`position.
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.8/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.8/54)
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`Application No. 10/ 101,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.2 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`28.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein said candidate
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`attributes include structured industry data comprising classifications identified in the North
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`American Industry Classification System.
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`29.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 28, wherein said classifications
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`relate to at least one past position of said candidate.
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`30.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 29, wherein said candidate provides
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`descriptions of accomplishments of said candidate in said past position.
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`31.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as
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`set
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`forth in claim 18
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`firrther comprising:
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`storing
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`said personal
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`information
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`about
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`said
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`candidate
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`in
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`a memory;
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`and
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`providing access to said candidate attributes, said access operable to facilitate generation
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`“elity of talent-comributors.
`of reports regarding said plm
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`32.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 23, wherein said candidate provides
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`information regarding compensation received by said candidate with respect
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`to said past
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`position.
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`33.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set
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`forth in claim 31, wherein said personal
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`information
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`further
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`comprises
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`self-identification
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`information
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`including at least one of:
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`race-information regarding said candidate;
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`gender—information regarding said candidate;
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`citizenship-information regarding said candidate; and
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`lawful eligibility to work in at least one country.
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`34.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 33, wherein said self-identification
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`information is received on an optional basis.
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.9/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.9/54)
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`Application No. 10/101,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`35.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 33 further comprising providing
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`said self-identification information to prospective employers to enable said prospective
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`employers to comply with job-applicant-reporting requirements.
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`36.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18 further comprising receiving
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`educational-background information associated with at least one educational institution which
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`said candidate has attended.
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`37.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 36, wherein said educational
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`information further comprises a name of said educational
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`institution, a level of education
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`expected or attained, and at least one field of study.
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`38.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18 further comprising receiving
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`affiliation information corresponding to affiliations of said candidate, said affiliations including
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`membership in at least one organization in a plurality of occupation-oriented organizations.
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`39.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 38, wherein said occupation-
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`oriented organizations comprise professional associations, trade associations, and labor unions.
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`40.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein said candidate
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`attributes include desired-career information regarding at least one desired-career position.
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`41.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 40, wherein said desired-career
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`information includes a designation of at least one preferred employer.
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`42.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18 further comprising suggesting
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`possible job descriptions to said candidate based on said candidate attributes.
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.10/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.10/54)
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`Application No. 10/101 ,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`43.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18, wherein said skills descriptions
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`relate to language skills, analytical skills, people and communication skills, and mechanical
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`skills of said candidate.
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`44.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 43, wherein said language skills
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`include reading, writing, and speaking.
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`45.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 44, wherein said description of said
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`reading, writing, and speaking skills includes an assessment of proficiency in said skills.
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`46.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in Iclaim 43, wherein said analytical skills,
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`people and communication skills, and mechanical skills correspond to said skills attributes
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`described in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
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`47.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 46, wherein said skills descriptions
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`comprise descriptions of nature, use, and proficiency of skills associated with said skills
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`descriptions.
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`48.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 46, wherein skills associated with
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`said skills descriptions correspond to a skills coding system of the Dictionary of Occupational
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`Titles.
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`49.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18 further comprising receiving an
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`identification of licenses and certifications held by said candidate.
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`50.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18 further comprising receiving a
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`description of professional and personal accomplishments of said candidate.
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`51.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 18 further comprising receiving an
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`indication of an interest level of said candidate in obtaining new employment.
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`KC-1272721-2
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.11/54)
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`Monster Worldwide, Inc. Exhibit 1015 (p.11/54)
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`Application No. 10/101 ,644
`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`52.
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`(Withdrawn) A computer system including computer—readable instructions for
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`receiving talent information regarding talent, said talent having talent faculties, said computer
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`system comprising:
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`at
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`least
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`one memory
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`in which
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`said
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`computer-readable
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`instructions
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`reside;
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`a
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`processor
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`operable
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`to
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`execute
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`said
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`computer-readable
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`instructions;
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`a communications adapter operable to receive said talent information from said talent,
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`said communications adapter operative to communicate a portion of said talent information to a
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`plurality of employers;
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`wherein
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`said
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`communications
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`adapter
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`‘is
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`configured
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`to
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`receive
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`contact
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`data associated with said talent; and
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`wherein said communications adapter is further configured to receive background
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`information regarding said talent, said background information including affiliation information
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`corresponding to affiliations of said talent, said affiliations including membership in at least one
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`occupation-oriented organization.
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`53.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 52, wherein said contact
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`data includes a name and an E-mail address.
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`54.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set
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`forth in claim 52, wherein said
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`background
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`information
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`further
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`comprises
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`self-identification
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`information
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`including at least one of:
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`information regarding race of said talent;
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`information regarding gender of said talent;
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`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`information regarding citizenship of said talent;
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`information regarding employment eligibility.
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`55.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 54 further comprising a
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`data interface configured to provide said self—identification information to said employers to
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`enable said employers to comply with job applicant reporting requirements.
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`56.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 52, wherein said talent
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`faculties fiirther comprise information regarding at
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`least one of past employment, formal
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`education, informal training, and a description of proficiency in a predetermined set of skills.
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`57.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 52, wherein said talent
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`faculties further comprise information regarding membership in at least one occupation-oriented
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`organization.
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`58.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 52, wherein said
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`communications adapter is further configured to receive desired-position information regarding a
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`career position specified by said talent.
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`59.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 58, wherein said desired-
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`position information includes a designation of at least one preferred employer.
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`60.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 52, wherein said talent
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`faculties include work experience as embodied in past—employment
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`information, said past—
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`employment information associated with skills attributes, said skills attributes described by skills
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`descriptions.
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`61.
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`(Withdrawn) The computer system as set forth in claim 60, wherein said skills
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`descriptions include an assessment of proficiency.
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`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`62.
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`(Withdrawn) A distributed network for providing employers with candidate-
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`inforrnation regarding at least one candidate in a plurality of talent-contributors, said candidate
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`having candidate attributes, said distributed network comprising:
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`means for managing enterprise human resource data;
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`means
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`for
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`receiving
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`personal
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`information
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`associated with
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`said
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`candidate;
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`means for receiving career information regarding at least one past career position of said
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`candidate, said career information operable to be matched with employer information pertaining
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`to prospective employers of said candidate, wherein at least a portion of said career information
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`is associated with said enterprise human resource data;
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`means for receiving experience information regarding said candidate, said experience
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`information associated with' experiences gained by said candidate, said experiences relating to
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`skills attributes and said experiences of relevance to said prospective employers;
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`means for obtaining consent of said candidate to release of said personal information of
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`said candidate to at least one of said prospective employers; and
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`means for providing said personal information to said at least one of said prospective
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`employers based on said consent.
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`63.
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`(Withdrawn) The distributed network as recited in claim 62 further comprising
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`means for providing an interface to said candidate attributes, said interface operable to facilitate
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`generation of reports regarding said plurality of talent-contributors.
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`64.
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`(Withdrawn) -The distributed network as recited in claim 63, wherein said
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`personal information further comprises self-identification information including at least one of:
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`information regarding race of said candidate;
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`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`information regarding gender of said candidate;
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`information regarding citizenship of said candidate; and
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`lawful eligibility to work in at least one country.
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`65.
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`(Withdrawn) The method according to claim 64, wherein said self-identification
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`information is received on an optional basis.
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`66.
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`(Withdrawn) The distributed network as recited in claim 64 further comprising
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`means for providing said self-identification information to said prospective employers to enable
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`said prospective employers to comply with job applicant reporting requirements, wherein said
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`self-identification information is provided to said prospective employers after said prospective
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`employers have made hiring decisions regarding said candidate, whereby said self-identification
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`information cannot be used impermissibly by said prospective employers to discriminate against
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`said candidate.
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`67.
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`(Withdrawn) The distributed network as recited in claim 62 wherein said
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`experience information is categorized based on a data dictionary ofj ob descriptions.
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`68.
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`(Withdrawn) The distributed network as recited in claim 62, wherein said
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`candidate attributes include at least one desired career position.
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`69.
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`(Withdrawn) The distributed network a recited in claim 62, wherein said
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`candidate attributes further include a designation of at least one preferred employer.
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`70.
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`(Withdrawn) A method of receiving information regarding an employer including
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`employer profile information and at least one job description, said job description having job
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`parameters corresponding to candidate attributes of a desired candidate, said method comprising:
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`receiving desired experience information regarding said desired candidate, said desired
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`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`experience
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`information
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`relating
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`to
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`a
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`structured
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`set of desired skills attributes; and
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`receiving desired skills descriptions corresponding to said desired skills attributes.
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`71.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as
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`set
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`forth in claim 70 further comprising:
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`receiving
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`a
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`multiple-division
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`indication
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`regarding
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`an
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`existence
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`of
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`multiple divisions associated with said employer;
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`receiving geographical information associated with at least one of said multiple divisions;
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`receiving user information regarding at least one employer-user to be associated with an
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`employer account corresponding to said employer; and
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`for each of said at least one employer-user receiving access scope information, said
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`access scope information specifying a scope of access associated with said at least one employer-
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`user.
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`72.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 71, wherein a division in said
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`multiple divisions is further divided into successively smaller divisions.
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`73.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 70, wherein said employer profile
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`information includes employer name, phone number, physical address, billing information, and
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`administrative user information.
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`74.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 71, wherein said geographical
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`information is maintained in a consistent format.
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`75.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 71, wherein receiving said
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`geographical information further comprises identifying a nearest metropolitan area associated
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`with a geographical location associated with said multiple divisions of said employer, wherein
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`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`said nearest metropolitan area is further designated as a metropolitan statistical area, a primary
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`metropolitan statistical area, or a consolidated metropolitan statistical area.
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`76.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 71, wherein said job description is
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`associated with a division within said multiple divisions.
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`77.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as
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`set
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`forth in claim 70, wherein said job
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`description further comprises:
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`a confidential maximum compensation said employer has allocated for a job;
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`a number of total employment positions associated with said job description; and
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`a number of open employment positions associated with said number of total
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`employment positions.
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`78.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 70, wherein said employer profile
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`information includes structured industry data operable to be matched with career information
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`pertaining to prospective employees.
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`79.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 78, wherein said structured industry
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`data includes classifications identified in the North American Industry Classification System.
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`80.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as
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`set
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`forth in claim 70, wherein said job
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`description fithher comprises:
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`a Federal Employment Records Information requirement indication regarding whether
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`said job description is associated with an employment position for which self-identification
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`information should be maintained.
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`81.
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`(Withdrawn) The method as set forth in claim 70, wherein said job description
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`further comprises a regulated job requirements indication regarding whether said job description
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`Amendment dated April 4, 2005
`Reply to Office Action of January 12, 2005
`Inventor: Marc Vianello
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`Attorney Docket No.: 15703.10002
`Amendment A and Response
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`is associated with an employment position for which said candidate